Vehicle-brake.



- N. BLANCHET.

VEHICLE BRAKE.

APlfLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 1 4

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPM co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

NICHOLAS BLANCHET, OF NYE, OREGON.

VEHICLE-BRAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 233, 1913.

Application filed January 14, 1913. Serial No. 741,973.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, NICHOLAS BLANCI-rnr, acitizen of the United States, residing at Nye, in the county of Umatillaand State of Oregon, have invented new and useful 1mprovements inVehicle-Brakes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to vehicle brakes, and more particularly to theclass of trail braking devices for use on vehicles.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter wherein the brakes of a vehicle can be readily and quicklyapplied by an operator either when occupying the seat in said vehicle orwhen mounted on the draft animal.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter wherein the same can be mounted at either side of the body ofthe vehicle for operation by the teamster when seated in the saidvehicle or when riding the animal pulling the same, the device beingoperated from a jerk line when the operator is mounted on the back ofthe animal.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a braking deviceof this character which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable and efficient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

lll/'ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a wagonbox showing' the brake device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing' by numerals. 5 designates a portion of a wagonbox which is of the ordinary well-known construction, and 6 the usualpull brake rod which is adapted to be connected to the brake beam in theordinary well-known manner whereby the brakes can be readily applied tothe wheels of the vehicle as usual.

The device comprises a throw lever 7 the lower end of which is looselyconnected to a pivot stud 8 integrally formed with a` base 9 which isbolted or otherwise secured to the side of the wagon box 5 exteriorlythereof, and to this lever 7 is connected the forward end of the brakerod 6, as shown. Mounted upon the throw lever 7 at the opposite sidethereof is a guide strap 10 which is fixed to the lever in any suitablemanner, and be tween it and the said lever is arranged an upwardlyarched rack bar 11, the same heilig secured at opposite ends to brackets12, which are fixed to the outer face of the side of the wagon. box 5 inany desirable manner, the brackets being' designed to offset the rackbar 11 in parallel relation to the side of the wagon box.

The rack bar 11 has formed in its lower edge rack teeth 13 with whichdetachably engage a latch lip 14 formed at one end of a latch arm 15arranged between the strap 10 and the lever 7, the arm 15 being mountedupon a pivot 16 engaged in the said lever 7 and strap 10, while theopposite end of the arm 15 has integrally formed therewith a weight ball17 which is designed to force the lip 14 into positive lockingengagement with the rack teeth 13, and in this manner lock the lever 7in adjusted position. rlhe lip 14 has a rounded edge 1S which permitsthe said lip to freely ride over the teeth 13 when the lever 7 is beingshifted.

Formed at the upper end of the lever 7 is an eye 19 with which isengaged one end of a jerk line 20, the latter being extended forwardlyto the desired point over the back of the animal hitched to the wagon sothat should an operator be mounted upon the back of the animal bygripping the jerk line 20 and pulling upon the same the brakes can beapplied. Should a sudden erk be exerted upon the line 20 and thereafterthe pull suddenly released from the line the lip 14 of the latch arm 15will ride over the rack teeth 13 on the rack bar 11 and by reason of theusual tension upon the brakes with the brake beam when the brakes areapplied the said lever 7 will be brought to normal position and thebrakes released.

F rom the foregoing, it is thought that the construction and manner ofoperation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

The brake device hereinbefore described is especially adapted for usewith trail wagons, and when the device is applied to a trail wagon thesame is operated by a jerk line either from the seat of the lead wagonor from the back of the draft animal. New, should the brake device beused on both the trail and lead wagons it is necessary that each brakebe operated by independent jerk lines. The brake device can also beapplied to an ordinary wagon box Construction.

What is claimed s:-

The combination with a brake rod7 of a throw lever adapted to have oneof its ends pvoted to the side of a wagon box and oonneoted with therod, a rack bar adapted to be mounted on the said wagon box and havingrack teeth n its lower edge, and a weighted looking member Carried bythe lever and engageable with the rack teeth.

In testimony whereof I aCX my signature n presence of two witnesses.

NICHOLAS BLANCHET. ltnesses J. B. PERRY, l T. L. ADKINsoN.

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Washington, D. C.

